The Interface

Overview

The Weather Editor allows you to create weather presets to use within weather volumes. There are several options to use, including the Skybox, Sun, Clouds to Post Process, and Snow/Water Levels.

You can create different types of weather such as Constant, Day/Night Cycles, or Modifiers. Also, with the editor open, you can preview the weather in-editor, without having to set up a weather volume.

Setup

To access the weather list, look for the W (for Weather) in the Library Toolbar.

To create an empty weather list, right click on the Weather List → Add.

UI	Description
Timeline	Allows you to see key values of the properties. Also allows you to manually scroll between points of time.

Option	Description
Time navigation	Allows you to jump to a specific time in the timeline. From 00:00 to 24:00. The arrows allow you to jump one hour in the timeline.
<- ->	Jump to the next/previous key or to the next/previous hour.
Constant Weather	Weather type. Without the ‘time’ component. Managing such weather is much easier when you’re working with a linear level. Set the selected weather to Constant Weather. Constant weather does not have Day/Night Cycles, and has fixed values. Good for indoor environments where day/night is not perceivable and does not affect the scene.
Modifier Weather	Instead of doing full weather blends and dealing with this complexity, you can modify only the needed values with the Weather Modifier. For example, you have an indoor environment on an outdoor level that normally has dark and dense fog no matter the hour. This way, you can change just the fog while the rest is taken from the base weather. Modifiers can be Constant as well as 24hr looped.
Always On Top	Set the Weather Editor Window to be always on top of the editor.
No Preview	Toggles the preview in the editor.
InGame Preview	Show weather's changes in real time.
Set Sun Position	Set the sun's position in the viewport.
Save All	Saves all changes made to the weather.
Import env	Import parameters of another weather preset.

Weather List Density

List of available weather presets. You can also create folders for organization. All weathers have corresponding .LUA files under /content/weather/

RMB Utils

Option	Description	Shortcut
Add	Adds a new weather preset to the selected folder.	Insert
Create Folder	Creates a new folder in the Weather List.
Copy	Copies the selected weather item.	Ctrl+C
Paste	Pastes the copied weather item.	Ctrl+V
Clone	Clones the selected weather item.	Ctrl+D
Rename	Renames the selected weather item.	Ctrl+R
Remove	Removes the selected weather item.	Del
Reload	Reloads the weather item from a disk(this can be used to revert all unsaved changes).
Ban	Remove Ban – removes a ban label. Ban as Warning – sets the label Warning. Ban as Error –sets the label Error. Ban as Critical Error – sets the label Critical Error. Approve Resource – sets the label Approve. Ban as Deprecated – sets the label Deprecated. Add Comment – adds a comment to the object. Find Refs in Maps Files – searches all layer files in the working folder for text that matches your search criteria in the .lua-files.
Reveal In Explorer	Opens an explorer window to reveal the config file that contains the objects.
Expand	Expands the current list.
Collapse	Collapses the current list.
Expand All	Expands all the lists.
Collapse All	Collapses all the lists.
Filter	Shows/hides the filter toolbar.
Plain Mode	Shows all items in alphabetical order without hierarchy.
Advanced Filter	Enables display of the advanced filter. This allows you to filter properties by categories.

Prop List

Adds a new non-editable curve on the graph from the desired property. Used to create similar curves on graphs. A description of all options can be found in the Properties section.

Prop name
AI	Lum Ambient
	Lum Scale
	Sun Luminosity Coef
Clouds	Color
	Scale
	Speed Mult
Color Cube	Intensity
Flares	Sprite Texture	Color
		Radius
	Color
	Direction X
	Direction Y
Fog	Density Curve
	Fog Color
	Fog Color2
	Fog Density
	Fog Saturation
	Fog Turbulence Scale
	Fog Variation +/-
	Height Base
	Height Based Density
	Scattering Phase
Light	LOD
Postprocess	Bloom Exposure Offset
	Color Add
	Color Dot
	Color Multiply
	DOF.Far
	DOF.Focus
	DOF.Near
	DOF.Sky Scale
	Scene Exposure Offset
	Weight
RnD	AUX X
	AUX Y
	AUX Z
	FOG AUX W
	FOG AUX X
	FOG AUX Y
	FOG AUX Z
Sky	Color
Sky	Rotation
Sun	Color
	Light Source Offset
	Shadow Blur Max
	Shadow Blur Min
	Shadow Initial Offset
	Shadow Range
Wind	Direction
Wind	Speed
Ambient
AO Color
Snow Level
View Distance
Water Level
Wetness

Graph Editor

A graph with curves for one or more properties.

Average color values for: sky, fog, sunlight, and selected option with timeline.
Vertical value scale and boxes with colors of curves.
A graph with selected curves and background curves from the prop list.
Timeline.
Name of the texture (skybox, HDR, etc.) for the current weather preset.

Properties

Allows you to edit the weather preset's properties. For Constant Weathers, values are constant and keyed once. All weather properties are keyable.
For Day/Night Cycles, you can manually key values by setting time on the Timeline, and adjust the value in the properties window.
For Modifier Weathers:
- First, select the "main weather" that you are going to add a modifier to (it should appear as a W on the right side of the name, in the Weather List).
- Select the modifier weather (it should appear as an M on the right side from the name, in the Weather List).
- Now you're previewing the modifier weather.
- Weather modifiers allow you to override specific values while maintaining the originals (from the main weather).

Property name			Description	Notes
Sky	Texture		Texture of the skybox.	For Day/Night Cycles, you can also change the skybox in "real-time" if needed.
	Color	RGBA	Sky hue. A – sky intensity.	Important! In the indoor weather, you need to turn off the sky (RGBA=0) to avoid problems with reflections and leaks.
	Rotation		Rotation of the skybox.
Fog	Fog Color	RGBA	Main Fog Color.
	Fog Color 2	RGBA	Second Fog Color.
	Fog Density		Total Fog Density.
	For Variation +/-		Fog Unevenness.	Creates areas of greater and lesser fog density.
	Fog Turbulence Scale		Size of an uneven area (specified by the previous parameter (For Variation +/-).
	Height Base		Sets the height in meters, below which the fog density is uniform and maximum, and above which it begins to decrease.
	Height Based Density		Sets the intensity of fog density reduction above the Height Base point. If set to a negative value, the fog will 'turn over'
	Scattering Phase		Sets the shape of light scattering by the fog (from soft even dispersion (0), to sharp intense (1)).
	Density Curve		The intensity of the increase in fog density in relation to the distance from the player.	Use this to make the air foggy or clear. We recommend avoiding the Near Plane parameter. There must always be a thin layer of visible air (unless we are making a game set in outer space with no atmosphere).
	Fog Saturation		Fog saturation.
Snow Level			Controls the height of snow on the level.	Objects that have a special shader will be affected by this. If there is no object, this value won't change anything.
Water Level			Control the height of water on the level.	Objects that have a special shader will be affected by this. If there is no object, this value won't change anything.
Wetness			Controls the overall wetness of the level.	Objects that have a special shader will be affected by this. If there is no object, this value won't change anything. Makes everything wet from 0 to 1, adds windy puddles from 1 to 2. AO is used as Rain Occlusion. This is an experimental feature.
View Distance			Controls the camera's view distance. High values may impact performance.	Use high values for open maps! If you have a level that's entirely indoors, you should adjust this to a lower value.
Wind	Direction		Controls the speed and direction of the wind that moves the fog.
Wind	Speed
Clouds	Texture		Controls the shadow of the clouds in the scene. You can choose a mask, color, scale, or Speed Multiplier.	Even if your scene doesn't have a day/night cycle, it adds atmosphere to give the clouds some small movement.
	Color	RGBA
	Scale
	Scale Mult
Ambient	RGBA		Controls the Ambient Color.
AO Color	RGBA		Controls the AO Color.
Sun	Color	RGBA	The hue of the Sun. A – is the intensity of the Sun.	Important! With A=0 shadows from the Sun are not considered which greatly increases FPS. In the weather preset for indoors, it is obligatory to set A=0.
	Shadow Range		The distance over which the shadows from the Sun begin to be considered.	Important! It also has a big impact on FPS. But with Shadow Range=0, some shadow cascades are still considered, so it's better to turn the Sun off completely through A=0.
	Shadow Initial Offset		Control the Shadow Initial Offset, min and max shadow blur, and the offset for a Light Source.
	Shadow Blur Min
	Shadow Blur Max
	Light Source Offset
Flares	Color	RGBA	Color of the Sun.
	Direction X		The Sun's X position.
	Direction Y		The Sun's Y position.
	Sprite Texture	Color	The Sprite's color.
		Radius	The Sprite's radius.
RnD	AUX X		Research and Development, temporary props for controlling the air density.
	AUX Y
	AUX Z
	FOF AUX X
	FOG AUX Y
	FOG AUX Z
	FOG AUX W
Color Cube	Intensity		Add a color cube that will multiply with the main skybox. You can also control the intensity.
PostProcess	Weight		Control different Post Process, like DOF, Scene Exposure Offset, and others.	If you need the true color of the scene, keep Multiply at White (255), add Black (0), and Dot at Grey (85).
	DOF.Near
	DOF.Focus
	DOF.Far
	DOF. Sky Scale
	Scene Exposure Offset
	Bloor Exposure Offset
	Color Multiply	RGBA
	Color Add		Adds constant RGB values to the frame, allows you to remove dips in the shadows.	You need to work carefully with this parameter – it works differently on different monitors.
	Color Dot		Adjusts the picture's saturation.
Light	LOD		Sets a LOD for all lights of the current weather.	Without a key in this property, each light has its own log (if it is specially configured, by default). If there is a key, the weather preset puts its own light LODs.
AI	Lum Scale		Controls the luminosity cam. Check AI for more information.	This directly affects how NPCs see the player.
	Lum Ambient
	Sun Luminosity Cof

RMB Utils For The Properties' Window

Util Name	Description
Reset to Default	Resets the property to default.
Add Key	Adds a new key on the curve with selected time.
Edit Hint	Edits a hint for the selected property. Hints are stored here: *tools/editor/meta/props_metadata.lua*
Show Description	Displays a hint for the selected property on a separate panel.
Add to Highlight List	Adds the selected property to the highlight list.
Show Highlighted Only	If enabled, this will show only highlighted properties.
Edit Custom Caption	Allows you to rename a property.
Clear Custom Caption	Resets the name of the property to default.
Disable Custom Caption	Disables the display of custom captions.
Expand All	Expand all the lists.
Collapse All	Collapse all the lists.
Show Advanced Filter	Enables display of the advanced filter. This is where all properties are sorted into categories.

Key Properties

Key Name			Description
Sky/Fog	Color	RGBA	Color of the skybox or fog for the current time.
Time			Time for set for the current key.
Shape			Shape of the key's curve.

Status Bar

Icon\Option	Description
	Allows you to preview the day/night cycle. You can set how long the day is and the weather cycle duration you'd like to preview. Note: this is just a preview. To set up a real Day Duration, check Setup for the Weather Volume above.

Day Duration	Duration of the day.
From	Time of the start of the day.
To	Time of the end of the day.

On this page:

Shortcuts for Weather Editor:

Option	Shortcut
Move the graph field	Hold MMB
Graph zoom	Mouse wheel
Scale graphs on the vertical axis	Hold Shift + mouse wheel
Scale graphs on the horizontal axis	Hold Ctrl + mouse wheel
Zoom to fit	A
Zoom to selected	Shift + A
Move by Y-axis	Hold LMB on selected keys
Move by X-axis	Hold Ctrl + LMB
Add key in the selected frame	Insert
Remove the selected keys	Delete
Add one minute to the timeline	Arrow right
Take one minute off the timeline	Arrow left
Run/pause the timeline	Space
Undo the operation	Ctrl + Z
Redo the operation	Ctrl + Y
Save all changes made	Ctrl + S
Increase the TimeLine Grid by 2 times	[
Decrease the TimeLine Grid by 2 times	]
Copy All	Ctrl + C
Paste All	Ctrl + V

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Weather Editor